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    This partial list of Building Measurement Industry terms relates to this single standard: IFMA

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  • Assignable Area
  • Building Core And Service Area
  • Gross Area, Interior
  • Interstitial Space
  • Primary Circulation
  • Secondary Circulation
  • Void Area
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Assignable Area

A Portion of the plannable area on a floor that can be assigned to occupants or functions.

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Building Core And Service Area

Term used to describe Floor Common Area excluding corridors on multi-tenant floors. Service areas that are part of the basic functions of the building.

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Gross Area, Interior

A term used to expresses the Gross Area of a floor less the area occupied by the thickness of the exterior walls.

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Interstitial Space

Load-bearing platforms between floors suitable for equipment and mechanical use but not for occupancy by personnel except for maintenance purposes. found most frequently in laboratory and medical building types. This is not the same as mezzanine space.

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Primary Circulation

Term used to describe corridors on multi-tenant floors or their functional equivalent for full-floor occupants.

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Secondary Circulation

Refers to corridors and walkways within the Usable Area of a tenant or department required for access and egress to/from all Assignable Areas. 

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Void Area

A portion of an enclosed floor area that is open to the floor below. Used in the International Facility Management Association. 

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